Operation Octopus: Trapping the tentacles of India’s cyber fraud networkAmidst the alarming increase in cyber scams, the Hyderabad Police have initiated Operation Octopus, a mission aimed at dismantling the enti...
31 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
US Cyber Command vs China offensive cyber gap and CYBERCOM 2.0 mastery strategy—is US falling behind?The U.S.-China cyber race is entering a decisive phase. China has rapidly expanded its offensive cyber capabilities, with U.S. officials wa...
29 May, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
One of Iran's most powerful families founded its largest crypto exchange. It's used by the IRGC to move millionsIran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, is controlled by the sons of the influential Kharrazi family, who concealed their ties for...
02 May, 2026, 06.49 AM IST
Who is Xu Zewei, alleged Chinese hacker extradited by the FBI from Italy?The FBI has brought alleged China-linked hacker Xu Zewei to the United States. FBI Director Kash Patel stated his recent Italy trip was vit...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Large AI firms hoovering maximum funding, not enough for smaller startups: Y Combinator’s Ankit GuptaAnkit Gupta spoke to ET ahead of the accelerator’s Startup School event in Bengaluru on April 18 — the first in India. In order to tap aspi...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
China calls latest EU cyber sanctions 'unlawful'Beijing condemned new European Union sanctions against two Chinese tech companies over alleged cyberattacks as "unlawful" on Tuesday, urgin...
17 Mar, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaignA Chinese hacking campaign has compromised at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations, granting access to private communicatio...
05 Dec, 2024, 07.09 AM IST
Cyber board says Chinese hack of US officials was 'preventable'The board said in its report that it identified a series of decisions taken by Microsoft that had decreased enterprise security, risk manag...
03 Apr, 2024, 08.04 AM IST
APT31: The Chinese hacking group behind global cyber espionage campaignThe United States and Britain have filed charges and imposed sanctions on a company and individuals linked to a Chinese state-backed hackin...
26 Mar, 2024, 02.40 PM IST
Britain says China hacked electoral watchdog, targeted lawmaker emailsIn response to the attempted hack in 2021 of emails belonging to British politicians "prominent in calling out the malign activity of China...
25 Mar, 2024, 09.40 PM IST
Chinese hacking campaign aiming critical infrastructure goes back five years: USThe US National Security Agency, US cyber watchdog CISA, the FBI, and the Transportation Security Administration said that the group known ...
07 Feb, 2024, 10.23 PM IST
US disrupts Chinese hacking campaign targeting critical infrastructureThe US and its key allies disclosed the Chinese campaign, dubbed Volt Typhoon, in May 2023 when analysts at Microsoft found it had targeted...
01 Feb, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
US disabled Chinese hacking network targeting critical infrastructure, sources sayThe Biden administration has increasingly focused on hacking, not only for fear nation states may try to disrupt the U.S. election in Novem...
30 Jan, 2024, 08.26 AM IST
Beware! These Chinese hackers can hack emails, bank accounts, government data and corporate financial dataWestern intelligence agencies and cybersecurity experts have attributed digital intrusion campaigns worldwide to Chinese hacking teams. Tar...
28 Jul, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
Volt Typhoon and other Chinese groups accused of hacking Microsoft, USChinese hacking teams have been blamed by Western intelligence agencies and cybersecurity groups for digital intrusion campaigns across the...
25 May, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Suspected Chinese hackers tampered with widely used customer chat programThe Chinese government rejected the claim. In an email, Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said officials in Beijing "firmly oppose an...
01 Oct, 2022, 12.37 PM IST
Reports of Chinese hacking of Russian govt agencies emerge ahead of Biden-Putin SummitIncidentally this report was published days ahead of a summit in Geneva between the Presidents of USA and Russia that could lead to a thaw ...
12 Jun, 2021, 08.23 PM IST